Meritorious Service Award

The Meritorious Service Award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated service to the profession of college counseling and/or to ACCA. The award is offered in three categories: community/technical college setting; college or university population under 5,000; and college or university population over 5,000.

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2026 Meritorious Service Award Recipients

Rachel DeMaria

Slippery Rock University

Linda Hayes

Spring Hill College

Past Award Recipients

ACCA is proud to recognize the following past recipients of the Meritorious Service Award.

2025
Alexis Huisman, Northeast Community College

2024
Greg Peterson, University of Portland

2021
Arlene Rivero-Carr

2020
Kathleen Brien Douthat

2018
Timothy Bond — Community/Technical College
Steffanie Grossman — Four Year College

2017
Amy Ralston-Beike — Community/Technical College
Heidi Rae O'Connor — Four Year College

2015
Jon Edwards
Mark Tovar — Community/Technical College
Taffey Cunnien — University Population Under 5,000

2014
Janelle Johnson

2013
Danielle Turk
Leslie Stewart
Patrick Mooney

2012
Taffey Cunnien
Gloria Hines
Julie Lineburgh
Melissa Nard
Joyce Thomas
Betty Varghese

2011
Taffey Cunnien

2010
Taffey Cunnien
Sarah Evans
Marcia Hanlon
Julia Porter
Joyce Thomas
Joshua Watson

2005
Kevin Gaw
Shannon Andreas

2004
June Williams

2003
Cynthia Bing

2002
Joyce Thomas

2001
Rebecca Kuhn
Michelle Stefanisko

2000
Peggy Simpkins

1999
Steve Brown
Carolyn Thomas

1998
Rhonda Perry
Patricia Neumann
Joyce Thomas

1997
Michael Bucell
Chuck Goodrum
Laura Pascal

1996
Cheryl Bond — Community/Technical College
Kelly Clark — University Population Under 5,000
James Pitts — University Population Over 5,000

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